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> [When you have half of Caironese in slums, when you don't have clean water, when you don't have a sewer system, when you don't have electricity, and on top of that you live under one of the most repressive regimes…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mohamed-elbaradei/when-you-have-half-of-caironese-in-slums-when-you-don-t-have-clean/)

[Mohamed ElBaradei](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mohamed-elbaradei/)

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> [I am an Egyptian Muslim, educated in Cairo and New York, and now living in Vienna. My wife and I have spent half our lives in the North, half in the South. And we have experienced first hand the unique…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mohamed-elbaradei/i-am-an-egyptian-muslim-educated-in-cairo-and-new-york-and-now-living/)

[Mohamed ElBaradei](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mohamed-elbaradei/)

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## More by Mohamed ElBaradei

> [My sister-in-law works for a group that supports orphanages in Cairo. She and her colleagues take care of children left behind by circumstances beyond…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mohamed-elbaradei/my-sister-in-law-works-for-a-group-that-supports-orphanages-in-cairo/)

[Mohamed ElBaradei](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mohamed-elbaradei/)

> [Its up to any government to decide how to react to the denial of basic human rights anywhere in the world, including Egypt.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mohamed-elbaradei/its-up-to-any-government-to-decide-how-to-react-to-the-denial-of/)

[Mohamed ElBaradei](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mohamed-elbaradei/)

> [If The World Does Not Change Course, We Risk Self-Destruction.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mohamed-elbaradei/if-the-world-does-not-change-course-we-risk-self-destruction/)

[Mohamed ElBaradei](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mohamed-elbaradei/)

> [If Egypt were going to change, it is going to change through the young people.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mohamed-elbaradei/if-egypt-were-going-to-change-it-is-going-to-change-through-the-young/)

[Mohamed ElBaradei](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mohamed-elbaradei/)

> [Egypt is indeed deeply divided. Without reconciliation we have no future. The Muslim Brotherhood is an important part of our society. I very much…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mohamed-elbaradei/egypt-is-indeed-deeply-divided-without-reconciliation-we-have-no/)

[Mohamed ElBaradei](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mohamed-elbaradei/)

> [You either have a civil society or you dont.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mohamed-elbaradei/you-either-have-a-civil-society-or-you-dont/)

[Mohamed ElBaradei](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mohamed-elbaradei/)

> [I lose my temper at home. I try to control my temper at work. Sometimes, if you are under a lot of pressure, you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mohamed-elbaradei/i-lose-my-temper-at-home-i-try-to-control-my-temper-at-work-sometimes/)

[Mohamed ElBaradei](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mohamed-elbaradei/)

> [Psychology is as important as substance. If you treat people with respect, they will go out of their way to accommodate you. If you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mohamed-elbaradei/psychology-is-as-important-as-substance-if-you-treat-people-with/)

[Mohamed ElBaradei](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mohamed-elbaradei/)

> [In April I founded the Constitution Party. With the Social Democrats and all liberal powers we will combine against the Islamists. We still have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mohamed-elbaradei/in-april-i-founded-the-constitution-party-with-the-social-democrats/)

[Mohamed ElBaradei](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mohamed-elbaradei/)

> [As long as some of us choose to rely on nuclear weapons, we continue to risk that these same weapons will become increasingly attractive…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mohamed-elbaradei/as-long-as-some-of-us-choose-to-rely-on-nuclear-weapons-we-continue/)

[Mohamed ElBaradei](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mohamed-elbaradei/)

> [The gravest threat faced by the world is of an extremist group getting hold of nuclear weapons or materials.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mohamed-elbaradei/the-gravest-threat-faced-by-the-world-is-of-an-extremist-group/)

[Mohamed ElBaradei](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mohamed-elbaradei/)

> [People talk about smart sanctions and crippling sanctions. I've never seen smart sanctions, and crippling sanctions cripple everyone, including innocent civilians, and make the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mohamed-elbaradei/people-talk-about-smart-sanctions-and-crippling-sanctions-i-ve-never/)

[Mohamed ElBaradei](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mohamed-elbaradei/)

> [The Muslim Brotherhood is a religiously conservative group. They are a minority in Egypt. They are not a majority of the Egyptian people, but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mohamed-elbaradei/the-muslim-brotherhood-is-a-religiously-conservative-group-they-are-a/)

[Mohamed ElBaradei](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mohamed-elbaradei/)

> [I think one country with nuclear weapons is one country too many.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mohamed-elbaradei/i-think-one-country-with-nuclear-weapons-is-one-country-too-many/)

[Mohamed ElBaradei](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mohamed-elbaradei/)

> [Youre shooting yourself in the foot if you isolate or disempower the moderates.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mohamed-elbaradei/youre-shooting-yourself-in-the-foot-if-you-isolate-or-disempower-the/)

[Mohamed ElBaradei](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mohamed-elbaradei/)

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